[h3][center][b][color=0076a3]Rikuo of the Northern Water Tribe[/color][/b][/center][/h3]
[hr]

Rikuo looked at the woman who had stepped in to talk to the Earth Kingdom guards as well. She offered to pay for the stolen food but only ended up shocked with the amount of money it all costed. Yeah, he expected that. This was probably the first time this girl actually step foot inside Ba Sing Se. A traveler as well, he guessed.

Though she was abnormally nice. Offering to help out in manual labor to pay off some stranger's debt and all. If he were in her position and doesn't know who this kid was, then he would just leave him be. He sighed and then returned the water to his water bag and hung the hilt on his belt. He crossed his arms and said, [color=0076a3]"If she's paying for expenses, then I should help out as well."[/color] It was the least he can do.

He heard another voice who mocked Mallo's claim as Avatar. Ah, yes, of course no one would believe that. Heck, even he didn't believe it and he knew the kid. But if he was the Avatar, then it was mighty stupid of him to say it. The Avatar was a wanted man and the Order was hell bent on catching him. Might be for the best that no one believed him.

Before the guards could do anything else, a wall suddenly appeared - probably another Earth bender - and it separated Mallo and the rest of the people. While the guards were preoccupied with taking the wall down, he saw a glimpse of Mallo shooting out into the sky. Okay, well he was gone. They should probably disappear too, before the guards peg them down for something he didn't do or question them if they knew where Mallo went.

He turned to the woman and said, [color=0076a3]"And we're leaving before they make us do anything when there's no real point."[/color] Rikuo grabbed her wrist before hurrying into the crowd. Rikuo had no fear when it came to the law, to be honest, considering he has a bending license despite not being part of the Order - he was a researcher after all. But he'd rather not do anything he doesn't need to do. He would've blended in with them and no one really bothered to block them so that was good. He caught a glimpse of a girl with two people wearing what seemed to be Order clothes. Ah, they were probably dispatched to find said Avatar. Another interesting face was that of an Air Nomad... well, well, he'd have to talk to her later. Once the guards had bended the wall away, he would be halfway down the road again and away from those guys and released his grip on her.

[color=0076a3]"Sorry 'bout that. Uh, thanks for the help I guess?"[/color] Rikuo didn't really have anything else to say. He only felt the need to get her away because she might get questioned by those guards when she wasn't even the least bit involved with Mallo. [color=0076a3]"I'm Rikuo, by the way. And the kid from earlier is Mallo."[/color] He figured introductions were in order. He felt rather indebted to her act of kindness so he wasn't just about to leave her without even waiting for anything she might want to say. Maybe she was lost? He could certainly help with that. He knew Ba Sing Se well enough.

[@karamonnom]